Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-06
CHEF POLITICAL CLERK.
The Title Which Properly Belongs to Cor
mans Main Henchman.
HIGGINS. LOOKING HAeoARD.
Tho National Republican Club OF the
District or Columbia Peefects
Its Permaneut Organiza-
tion-W Washington.

AtS E6rHHaueuI OrBhulZh-
tion-W ashington.
A Wart That should He Removed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.--tSpecial Telegram
to tire BEE Eugene Higgins, appointment
clerk in the treasury department. devotes the
greater portion of his time and all his
thoughts to Maryland politics. He makes
frequent visits to Baltimore and Is usually
absent from his desk during the early part of
each day. When here he turns his Office
into consultation room and there he enter
tains and consults his henchmen behind
convenient screen. But Higgins is not SO
happy as he was formerly. TIE movement
OF the independents has grown to such for
midable proportions that even Higgins Is
frightened. He looks pale and haggard and
when seen by your correspondent to-day he
had the appearance OF man who had staked
his last dollar on the red when the black
won. The resignation Of Benton Crisp, the
chairman of the Baltimore democrat city
convention, yesterday, because he would no
longer stand the methods of his party ass0-
ciates, was blow which hurt the Gormanites
here very severely. They are growing more
frightened every day and they are willing to
acknowledge that their only hope of success
lies in tue chance thst the name of Pinckney
White Is still powerful enough to pull the
ticket through. German himself still main.
tains that he Is not In the least alarmed, but
1t is reported upon excellent authority that
he said to a friend yesterday that 'only
miracle or chance at the count will save the
ticket n0w."
District Republicans Organize.
WAsnINGToN, Oct. Especial Telegram
to the BEE. THE natioHel republican club
49, kkz - nk MI, nh,A -
prominent and active republicans, perfected
It's permanent organization last evening. Its
principal officers are: Hon. A. M. Clapp,
president; Clinton Rice, secretary; Major A.
q. Richards. treasurer; and the following
vice presidents, representing each state and
territory OF the union: Maine, Eugene Hale;
New Hampshire, William f. Chandler; Yer
mont, j. r. Thompson; Massachusetts, John
u. Long; Connecticut, E. w. Whitaker;
Rhode Island, U, p. q. Clarke; New York,
Frank Hiseock; New Jersey. William Walter
Phelps; Pennsylvania, Henry Ii. Bingham:
Delaware, Washington Hastings; Maryland,
r. s. Widdicombe; Virginia, Nathan
Goff; North Carolina, Thomas Keogh;
]: q. Brown; Alabama, Charles Pelham;
blanche Bruce; louisiana, William FIT
Ke!logg Tsnnesses IN A A. Fres%ap @S1n iSsn; Ken
Sheilabarger; indiana, Calvin B. Walker;
Michigan, Oman d. Conger; Illinois, Green
B. Baum; Wisconsin, John G. Spooner;
SsbFssSs KSSsrs
Kansas, John j. ingalls,; Missouri, William
Morgan G. Hamilton; Colorado, II. N; Til
lem Nsyasa william oess1 NJ sseWsr caifS5 rsn
dali. Territories-Arzona, Curtis Q. Bean;
Dakota, d. $. Clifford; District of Columbi
5. Z. Brown; Idaho (n0 candldate); Mon
Prince; Utah, Elni Murray; Washington,
q Cary. ~ Af'nS''0nS' "s0~'HS' ''S'pA MI
Military Matters.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-lSpecial Tele-
gram to the Bee THE following changes
in the duties aud stations of officers of the
quartermaster's department have been
ordered: Captain James NJ. Marshall, assist
ant quartermaster, from duty at the general
depot of the quartermaster's depot, Philadel-
phia, and ordered to duty as assistant to
the chief quartermaster of the Department of
the Missouri relieving Captain Lafayette e.
Campbell who is ordered to Denver, Colo,
to take charge of the construction OF the mil
itary post near that city and to relieve Major
John II. Belcher. Major Belcher has been
ordered to duty at Portland, Oregon, to re-
lieve Captain Charles r. Barnett, who has
been assigned to duty as assistant to the
john lHsms W. A1Yma Pni@an. fe1.sy Captain Pullman
has been ordered to Santa Fe, N. NJ, to re-
| ceive Captain Edwin b. Atwood, VINO has
chief quaFtermaster Of the Department Of
| Texas, wee Captain John Simpson. Captain
| Simpson has been assigned to duty as assist
ant quarter1master Of the Department OF the
Cauley, who has been ordered to duty as
discussing officer and assistant quarter
master OF the Division OF the missouri.
| Springfield, Mass, tor conference with the
commanding officers of the national armory
| in connection with limbers to be constructed
for tho new field carriages. Major William
II. Bell, conimissary of subsistence, has been
ordered from Denver to Fort Collins. Colo,
on public business. Leave OF absence for
two months has been granted to- Captain e..
A. Hull, military stOrekeeper. The leave OF
| absence granted Captain Edward G. Carter,
assistant surgeon, has been extended fifteen
! days.
| Postal Changes.
| WASHINGTON. Oct 5.-lSpecial Telegram
to the BEE. The postoffice at Girard Sa-
line county, Neb., was discontinued to-day
A new postoffice has been established at
Wellfleet, Lincoln county Neb., four and a
half miles southeast of Medicine, with John
| A. Davis as postmaster.
The pOstOflice at Girard. Saline county, is
| discontinued and mail goes to Platte.
Nebraska and Iowa Pensions.
WASHINGTON, Oct 5.-TSpecial Telegram
to the BEE. NEBRASKA pensions: Minors
OF William Leet, Orleans; Jacob C. Cumins,
Tecumseh; Ransom w. Barley, Beaver Cross
ing; Milo X. Barber, Stromsburg; Thomas
W. Carter, Ayr; John Auman, Tecumseh-
Charles Archer, Lincoln. Increase: Lorenz;
Edwards, Cambridge.
Iowa pensions: Minors of Charles E.
SOden, Shellsburg; William A. Mccoy. Ex-
line; Thomas W. White, Mount Ayr; Her.
man Bower, Lehigh Thomas Hall, Wapelio
A. L. BickfOrd, DumOnt; AbsalOm HOliings-
worth, PackwoOd. Increase: Squire e.
Fishel, Iowa Falls; Martin V. Leonard, OF
tumwa.
A MOn0rei Combination.
| FULLERTON, Neb., Oct. Especial to thu
BRE. Tho democrats held their convention
here yesterday aud endorsed the sO-callet
peoples ticket. The political fight in thu